Martin Brodeur is now the most prolific scoring goaltender in NHL history.

The future Hall of Famer also has a power play goal to his credit, courtesy of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Martin Brodeur adds to his reputation as a two-way goalie. (AP Photo)

Brodeur was credited with his record third NHL goal (second regular-season tally) Thursday night when Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal made an errant pass that landed in his team's net during a delayed penalty.

The Devils had the man advantage three minutes into the first period when New Jersey defenseman Marek Zidlicky was called for hooking. Hurricanes goalie Dan Ellis left the crease for another attacker.

Brodeur made a poke check prior to Staal's pass toward defenseman Tim Gleason at the point. That made Brodeur the last Devil to touch the puck and therefore the goal "scorer."

"When the puck went in the net, I was like, 'Whoa, what happened there?'", said Brodeur, who had been paying attention to what was going on in front of his net.

"I didn't even know we had a delayed penalty or anything. So it was a little surprising, and then (Ilya Kovalchuk) said, 'You scored the goal!' With a Russian accent, too."

The 40-year-old Brodeur was back in the Devils' lineup Thursday after missing a month with a pinched nerve in his back and neck. He was pretty good at his primary job, stopping 17 shots in a 4-1 Devils victory.

Ten goaltenders have recorded goals in NHL history; the first was Billy Smith of the New York Islanders in 1979. Brodeur and Ron Hextall are the only goalies with more than one.

According to Elias Sports Bureau, Brodeur is the first goalie to score a power-play goal since Evgeni Nabokov for San Jose in 2002.